Hero Shaun saves dad, child

It was natural instinct for him to help.

A20-year-old man saved a father and his daughter when they were trapped inside a car during a flash flood on Saturday, reports Preto- ria East Rekord.

The incident happened while Shaun Boshoff and his family were driving to Vereeniging, south of Gauteng.

“It started raining heavily and we stopped when we spotted a car that was sinking in a flood of water on the road,” said Boshoff.

When his mother realised that there were people in the car, Boshoff ran to their rescue. “When I got closer to the car, the father was already halfway out yelling that there was a child inside.”

He managed to help the little girl out of the car by carrying her on his shoulders.

The Tshwane South College electrical engineering student said “it was a natural instinct for me to help people who were in danger”.

While he was carrying the little girl, he slipped and fell, but he managed to keep the girl safe.

“Any person that could stand on their two feet would have been able to do it,” he said, adding that the father and his daughter were quickly taken to a safe area at a nearby business outlet to “keep them out of the cold”.

Pictures of Boshoff’s heroic act have been circulating on social media, with people commending him for his bravery.

He said the family tracked him down through social media and have since made contact with him to thank him.

“They also invited me to their house for dinner,” he said. – Caxton News Service